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Horror Legendary Artist Basil Gogos Dies
A Horror Master Artist Passes Away
Horror painter and illustrator Basil Gogos died at the end of last week. He was 68 and his career included many iconic covers to publications like Famous Monsters of Filmland, Eerie, Creepy and many more. He had a career that spanned many decadse and and here’s a few tributes to him from notable people on Twitter…
the art of #BasilGogos the greatest horror #artist ever #rip #reasonstoadmire@HamillHimself #belalugosi pic.twitter.com/FSUgfrYeBv
— MARK HAMILL♥BEAT (@jimmyking911) September 16, 2017
R.I.P. Basil Gogos. He terrified so many of us with his horror paintings, & did it with great beauty. A very kind generous & man #BasilGogos https://t.co/sxXl7de31c
— Bill Sienkiewicz (@sinKEVitch) September 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/monstrbreakroom/status/908694439278891009
https://twitter.com/GraemeNeilReid/status/908607624542814208
I'm so saddened by the news of #BasilGogos passing. I feel extremely lucky to have worked with him on this project. 💔#universalmonsters pic.twitter.com/G37REuJ0Yb
— Sara Deck (@thisDuality) September 15, 2017
RIP Basil Gogos. A famous painter of famous monsters! #BasilGogos #universalmonsters pic.twitter.com/OO3w0JmRCJ
— Universal Monsters Universe (@UMonstersUni) September 15, 2017
I fell in love with #BasilGogos portraits of the classic Universal monsters when I was a kid. To me they remain definitive…Rest in peace sir pic.twitter.com/91e3Ucyd2V
— Leonard Maltin (@leonardmaltin) September 16, 2017
RIP to the man the monsters sat for, Basil Gogos. A master of macabre light & color and timeless inspiration to all us monster lovers pic.twitter.com/LsOuf3KP6Y
— Guy Davis (@GuyDavisART) September 15, 2017
And here’s Dread Central’s tribute to him
People throw around the word “legend” willy-nilly nowadays. There are only a few people that term is applicable to. Artist Basil Gogos is without question one of them. His artwork… it just speaks for itself, and with it he helped to launch the wild imaginations of an innumerable amount of monster kids.
Reports have been flooding in online that Gogos has passed away. We’re awaiting official confirmation, but it does, sadly, seem to be the case. As soon as we get word, we will update this story.
The work that Basil did for the cover art of Famous Monsters of Filmland in the 1960s and 1970s remains as eye-popping as it did when it was fresh on the newsstand. To say he was influential is nothing short of an understatement.
We here at Dread Central would like to take some time and thank this wonderful man who has given us so much to remember him by. Our deepest of condolences go out to Basil’s friends, family members, and constituents.
God bless you, sir. It’s been our honor.
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